Atheist Ireland Forum

Just flicking through the Irish channels, just seemed to be ads on except "Sunday service" made me think it's on for 40-ish minutes without an ad break, at half-time they could go for a quick break, not as if people at home are getting jesus-crackers.

Apart from football matches it must be the only show on screen that doesn't have an ad-break.

But then you get the possibility of some jarring adverts; If I was then marketing exec of Durex I would definitely try to get the pre-communion slot.

Maybe they should have product placement?
"Today's body and blood of Christ was brought to you in association with McVitie's and Jacob's Creek"

perhaps "Sunday Service" is supplied by the church itself, therefore it is one long advertisement ?, Hmmmmm jacobs creek.....!

And the lord said "let there be light...brought to you by powergen"

Mock the Week is always good for a quote!

They should be done for false advertising at the very least.

If Sunday Mass was something that a significant number of people actually want to watch on tv, not only would they have ad breaks but TV3 would also be broadcasting a Sunday Mass.

I have a big problem with the licence payer being forced to pay for something that the licence payer doesn't want to watch.

They should at least broadcast it at a different time. The problem with broadcasting it on Sunday mornings is that the vast majority of the potential audience is out - they're at mass.

I don't actually have a huge issue with them broadcasting this - my grandmother used to watch it as she was virtually housebound towards the end of her life - but why do they have to keep making new ones? Can't they just repeat an old one instead of wasting time and money on filming every week?